Islamabad: (Staff Reporter) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has approached Islamabad High Court (IHC) for protective bail, a day after Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) booked him in a case regarding prohibited funding.
Former prime minister Imran Khan, in his plea has argued that the FIA registered a bogus case against him and prayed the court to grant him protective bail so he could appear before the concerned court.
Furthermore on the other hand, Registrar IHC has raised objections on the plea and said that PTI has not done biometrics and how can he move IHC before approaching special court.
It merits mention that Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Corporate Banking Circle on Tuesday lodged a case against 11 people including the former prime minister in the prohibited funding case.
According to the First Information Report (FIR), the accused nominated in the FIR has violated the Foreign Exchange Act. Sardar Azhar Tariq, Saifullah Niazi, Syed Younas, Amir Kiyani, Tariq Sheikh, and Tariq Shafi have been nominated in the FIR.
Meanwhile the FIR stated that the accused are beneficiaries of the private bank account, while the PTI had an account at the local bank and the private bank manager has also been nominated in the case.
According to the text of the FIR, a bank account was created in the name of Naya Pakistan, the bank manager allowed to operate the illegal bank account and the $2.1 million were deposited by the Abraaj Group of Companies in the bank account.
